MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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